RCW 77.08.030: "Big game" defined.

As used in this title or rules of the commission, "big game" means the following species:

Scientific Name

Common Name

Cervus canadensis

elk or wapiti

Odocoileus hemionus

blacktail deer or mule deer

Odocoileus virginianus

whitetail deer

Alces americana

moose

Oreamnos americanus

mountain goat

Rangifer caribou

caribou

Ovis canadensis

mountain sheep

Antilocapra americana

pronghorn antelope

Felis concolor

cougar or mountain lion

Euarctos americana

black bear

Ursus horribilis

grizzly bear